Secrets of the Best Chefs

powder, onion powder, and sugar—are a perfect example of how he filters his Jamaican food knowledge through the prism of the Fre ...

good news is that Powell is in the process of opening a restaurant in Atlanta where he’ll cook Jamaican food with a French flair ...

“It’s never too early for the relationship to start between the meat and the vegetables.” ...

Powell’s Kitchen Know-How WHEN YOU’RE adding water to something that’s cooking, bring the water to a boil first so you don’t sto ...

Oxtail Cassoulet Serves 4 When these oxtails come out of the oven, intensely brown and fragrant, I have to stop myself from tear ...

3 celery stalks, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon tomato paste FOR THE CASSOULET 1 golden or red beet, peeled ...

oven to 350°F. Bring the oxtails to room temperature. Cook them by heating the olive oil over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven o ...

with a chinois or a strainer and set aside. To make the cassoulet, add the sausage to a large pot or pan with a splash of olive ...

Jamaican Squash Soup with Chicken and “Spinners” ...

Serves 4 “We have this soup on Saturdays in Jamaica,” Powell told me as ...

he made it in his kitchen. “Pumpkin soup is big there. Sometimes, on weekends, you go from friend’s house to friend’s house to s ...

½ white onion, chopped 1 celery stalk, chopped 1 carrot, peeled and chopped A few sprigs of thyme, for garnish FOR THE SPINNERS ...

stream of lukewarm water and add it to the flour, stirring with your fingers. As soon as you have something that looks like a do ...

If it displaces so much liquid that it looks like your pot is going to overflow, ladle out some of the water. ...

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Jamaican Rum Cake Makes one 9-inch cake If gingerbread had a tipsy Jamaican cousin, this would be it. The flavors here are capit ...

shot of rum. FOR THE DRIED FRUIT ¼ cup raisins ½ cup pitted prunes 1 cup white rum (preferably J. Wray and Nephew brand), plus ¼ ...

When the fruit has absorbed most of the liquid* and has cooled almost to room temperature, puree it in a blender until it’s a fr ...

for a visual pop, sift on some powdered sugar. Wrapped in wax paper and then plastic wrap, this cake will keep, at room temperat ...

Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez Founder, Hot Bread Kitchen New York, New York Jessamyn Waldman Rodriguez did not enter the food world ...